155.1 is what percent of 840.3 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 840.3 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 840.3, so we can write it down as 100%=840.3.
4. We know, that x% equals 155.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=155.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=840.3
2) x%=155.1
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=840.3/155.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 155.1 is what percent of 840.3

100%/x%=840.3/155.1
(100/x)*x=(840.3/155.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.4177949709865*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.4177949709865) to get x
100/5.4177949709865=x
18.457693680828=x
x=18.457693680828

now we have:
155.1 is 18.457693680828% of 840.3